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• reason that we won’t have and don’t have a specific estimate is it varies depending upon who would qualify
• reason that we won’t have and don’t have a specific estimate is it varies depending upon who would qualify
• So the price sensitivity for those that don't qualify for financial aid—many of them borrow money to
• Unfortunately, my brother did not qualify for the same immigration relief.
• , teacher support, Subject matter transcript review of service for teacher candidates, a teacher supply

Summary: The committee heard an overview of the May Revision’s Proposition 98 changes for K-12 and community colleges. The Department of Finance said the minimum guarantee rises by $6.4 billion over the Governor’s Budget across the three-year window, with higher guarantees in each year, full payment of the prior settle-up, and larger deposits into the school rainy-day fund. The LAO said the revenue and LCFF updates were reasonable, but urged caution about the settle-up approach and recommended using more of the available funding to protect ongoing programs and build budget resilience. Members focused heavily on the size of the proposed $3.9 billion settle-up, the $10.3 billion reserve deposit, declining K-12 enrollment, and how much of the new funding should be ongoing versus one-time. The committee then reviewed the community colleges portion of the budget. Finance described the May Revision’s higher SCFF COLA, additional funding for enrollment growth, a student support block grant, apprenticeship adjustments, and continued funding for deferred maintenance, Calbright, Common Cloud, and credit for prior learning. The Chancellor’s Office supported the core investments but asked for more funding for enrollment growth, changes to the growth formula, and a COLA for Student Equity and Achievement. The LAO recommended prioritizing the statutory COLA increase, noted that more than half of districts are already above current-year growth targets, and said the new adult learner demonstration project should be rejected because districts already have tools to support similar services. Members also discussed a $52 million current-year apportionment shortfall, which Finance said was discovered too late for the May Revision and would need to be addressed later. Finally, the committee took up the proposed implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. Finance proposed one-time funding for the California Student Aid Commission and Cradle to Career to build eligibility and data systems, along with trailer bill changes to set up state approval processes. CSAC said the program is promising but highly complex, that California lacks the needed infrastructure, and that the state will need emergency regulations, data linkages, and ongoing funding beyond the one-time proposal. The LAO agreed that some initial funding is needed but warned that the amounts and ongoing costs remain uncertain and that the Legislature should carefully draft the trailer bill language. Members asked about timing, other states’ actions, and how the state would ensure the program is ready for students and institutions.

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• Since then, minority voters have consistently and reliably elected the candidate of their choice.
• I am a candidate for U.S.
• Please help qualified Texas voters and do not add additional confusion by redrawing districts.
• We the people demand to elect our own candidates.
• of Washington. ...candidate for Congress in Texas's 3rd congressional district.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• In '94, the Green Party qualified to be on the ballot as a result of obtaining the minimum amount of
• That's over 34 years qualifying in 1992.
• In '94, the Green Party<02:33:42.800> qualified<02:33:43.439> to<02:33:43.680> be
• This measure amends the processes for addressing party candidate and state senator vacancies.
• The appearance of political candidates.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs recessed briefly for a joint hearing, then reconvened and took up House Bill 2494, which would limit warrantless arrests for petty misdemeanors and violations, require officers to document arrest justification, expand citation-in-lieu-of-arrest use, and direct the Judiciary to create a standardized citation form. The chair also outlined hearing procedures and testimony time limits. Committee members later received an overview from the Policing Project about national trends in expanding citation use. Testimony was divided. Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Office of the Public Defender, the ACLU of Hawaii, the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and the Policing Project, argued the bill would reduce unnecessary arrests and pretrial detention, lessen jail overcrowding, save law enforcement time, and reduce harms such as job loss, housing instability, family disruption, and recidivism. They also said the bill preserves officer discretion through public-safety and flight-risk exceptions, and several supporters urged the committee to adopt a standardized citation form despite the Judiciary’s request for a delayed implementation date. Opposition came from the Department of the Attorney General, the Judiciary, county prosecutors, Honolulu Police Department, and other individuals. They argued the bill would unduly restrict law enforcement discretion, create administrative and data-processing problems, and make it harder to identify repeat or habitual offenders because of changes to citation information and fingerprinting. The Judiciary requested implementation no earlier than January 1, 2028 and said the citation form would need major changes. Opponents also warned the bill could increase litigation, suppress evidence, and not meaningfully reduce overcrowding because most jail populations are held on felony matters. The chair reported 14 testimonies in support, 21 in opposition, and one with comments; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• And I have never voted against the governor's candidate for anything.
• And I have never voted against the governor's candidate for anything.
• I had the opportunity to write a letter of recommendation for a Gates Millennium candidate.
• Minnesota students have qualified Minnesota students have qualified teachers.
• <01:25:01.760> teachers to provide qualified teachers to provide qualified teachers in<01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The current code requires that a candidate for MUD director only be 18 years old and either own land
• subject to Representative Swanson: taxation within the district or be a qualified voter living within
• House Bill 602 strikes the qualified voter Representative Swanson: provision, but I do believe we will
• You can be a qualified voter - would that be a renter as long as you're a qualified voter?
• I'm just asking how you're qualifying that. I'm not suggesting we don't need more housing.

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• is a dropping number of qualified is a dropping number of qualified patients<01:03:59.599> in
• Fink: Uh, to my knowledge, there were three instances where the selecte was found not qualified.
• Fink: Uh, to my knowledge, there were three instances where the selected was found not qualified.
• Fink: Uh, to my knowledge, there were three instances where the selected was found not qualified.
• <02:10:49.760> which of being determined not qualified which of being determined not qualified

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1494 on hearing aids. Testimony was generally supportive of expanding hearing-aid coverage, with the Insurance Division raising concern about possible federal defrayment issues, SHPDA supporting the goal of hearing augmentation, DCAB strongly supporting the bill as an important access issue, and health plans and insurers asking for amendments. Kaiser Permanente and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans requested changes to add a medical-necessity standard and clarify annual notice language, while HMSA suggested the proposal should be studied by the auditor. The chair noted concerns about federal preemption and the lack of an audit, and deferred the bill in favor of a related resolution calling for a study. The committee then heard SB 1448, an emergency appropriation for the Hawaii State Hospital. DAGS and the Department of Health supported the measure, with the hospital administrator saying the funding would improve the environment of care, support cleaning, and allow a third-party review of the building. Committee members questioned the size of the request and the status of litigation against the design-builder. Administration witnesses said they were pursuing a comprehensive study involving destructive testing, had made a demand on the design-builder to fund the study, and were using different processes than before. They also said the roof work would be handled through a separate CIP request. No final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 1432, relating to the future responsibilities of the Department of Health and land issues at Kalaupapa after the last patient dies. DOH supported the bill in part but said its long-term role would be limited mainly to environmental cleanup, with operations expected to continue under the National Park Service and land-use decisions left to DHHL and beneficiary consultation. DHHL asked that the measure reflect that any land-use or zoning changes on homeland lands require commission approval and beneficiary consultation. Testifiers from Kalaupapa and Maui County, including Degra Vanderbilt-Papa and Council Member Keani Rollins-Fernandez, supported deferring the bill, saying there had been no meaningful community discussion about provisions affecting Kalaupapa’s future management and possible transfer of responsibilities to Maui County. The committee also read into the record written testimony from Gloria Marks emphasizing that Kalaupapa stakeholders must be included in future discussions. Finally, the committee heard SB 955 on fitness-to-proceed examinations. The Judiciary and the Public Defender’s Office both supported raising pay and standardizing expectations for private examiners, but opposed reducing felony fitness evaluations from three examiners to one and opposed expanding use of expedited reports. They argued that a single examiner would reduce reliability, create a more adversarial process, and likely increase costs and contested hearings, while expedited reports do not contain enough information for a proper fitness determination. The Department of Health also supported the bill’s intent but asked to preserve a three-examiner framework and said the goal was to reduce the number of people sent to the State Hospital, where admissions have reportedly risen about 20% year over year since Act 26. The bill remained under discussion in the excerpt, with no final vote shown.

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• candidates at the level of training. candidates at the level of training.
• <02:22:02.479> cohort itself, but rather the candidate cohort itself, but rather the candidate
• Um we also must qualify for these funds.
• <02:30:02.479> And uh in order to continue to qualify.
• And uh in order to continue to qualify.

Keywords: 00:00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 00:02:17 - Approval of June 18, 2025 Minutes 00:02:33 - Introductions and Discussion on Priorities 00:07:27 - Health Data Discussion-KY Health Information Exchange (KHIE) 00:34:02 - Health Data Discussion-Public Health Data 01:19:24 - Health Data Discussion-Other Health Data Platforms 01:42:40 - Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations (Except 201 KAR 005:010) 01:44:48 - Discussion of Optometry Regulation 201 KAR 005:010 02:25:29 - Hearing on Unified Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Application for FFY 2026 - 2027 Funds 02:33:40 - Administrative Regulation 201 KAR 005:010 Vote Clarification 02:34:03 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Health Services met to approve the June 18 minutes and hear introductory remarks from new Cabinet Secretary for Health and Family Services Dr. Steven Stack and new Department for Public Health Commissioner Dr. John Langfeld. Both described their backgrounds and emphasized a shared focus on using health data to improve quality, coordination, and outcomes across Kentucky. They highlighted the Kentucky Health Information Exchange (KHI) as a central tool for connecting hospitals, labs, providers, public health systems, Medicaid, and other state and federal data sources, and said the system supports notifications, immunization records, surveillance, and care coordination. They also outlined priorities such as continued investment in KHI, stronger interoperability, privacy protections, and expanded analytic capacity to turn data into action. Committee members then asked about COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and informed consent, particularly for pregnant women and children. Dr. Stack said informed consent should come through a licensed health care provider, that Kentucky did not mandate the COVID vaccine, and that the evidence still supports vaccination for high-risk groups, including pregnant women, citing professional medical guidance. A follow-up exchange focused on concerns about past vaccine policies and the need for patients to receive full information before making decisions. Senator Heron asked how KIPRC/KIPR could be used to address firearm injuries. Dr. Langfeld said the key opportunity is to make data more real-time and usable for day-to-day response, while Dr. Stack said the department would continue its long-standing partnership with KIPRC and noted his view that gun violence is a public health emergency. He added, however, that because firearms are a deeply divided issue, the Department for Public Health’s current role is mainly to make data available for authorized research rather than to take a broader policy role. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken.

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• She was the first major-party Black candidate for president of the United States and the first woman
• for president of the United candidate for president of the United States<00:15:31.680> and<00
• "They'll be exempt from being able to pay the qualifying fees to run for a city council or a mayor's
• Well, I guess it's still the privilege that they're going to, you know, stand up there and qualify, you
• Stand up there and qualify, you know, uh, and you're right.

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• Accordingly, one bill on today's agenda is a suspense candidate, and that will be file item number one
• Today's agenda is a suspense candidate, and that will be file item number one, SB 288 by Senator Cialtural
• While the Board of Equalization has issued guidance regarding what qualifies as a trust under Prop 19

Summary: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee heard several bills, mostly related to Proposition 19, voluntary tax checkoffs, and local tax authority. SB 288 would clarify that the one-year residency and exemption deadline for inherited homes held in probate begins when legal ownership is established; it received support from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and others, no opposition, and was referred to suspense. SB 974 would explicitly include special needs trusts in Prop. 19-related inheritance rules; it had support from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and passed 5-0 to Appropriations as amended. The committee also heard SB 575, which would restore the Sea Otter Voluntary Contribution Fund for voluntary tax return donations to sea otter conservation. Supporters cited sea otter recovery, research, and habitat protection needs; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. SB 999 would delay the Franchise Tax Board’s annual report on the health care individual mandate from March 1 to June 1 to allow more complete data; Health Access California supported it, and it passed 5-1 to Appropriations. SB 762 would authorize certain cities and counties, including Hercules, Santa Cruz, and Santa Barbara, to seek voter approval for local transaction and use taxes to address budget pressures, public safety, infrastructure, and safety-net service cuts. Local officials, labor groups, and health advocates supported it, while the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association opposed it; the committee adopted the urgency clause and then passed the bill to Local Government with urgency, with some no votes. SB 1073 would create a voluntary tax contribution fund to support the Historic South Los Angeles Black Cultural District; arts advocates and community supporters backed it, and the bill passed unanimously to the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee as amended.

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• Accordingly, one bill on today's agenda is a suspense candidate, and that will be file item number one
• Today's agenda is a suspense candidate, and that will be file item number one, SB 288 by Senator Cialtural
• While the Board of Equalization has issued guidance regarding what qualifies as a trust under Prop. 19

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• offender's criminal history and making sure that that's considered in the process of evaluating whether a candidate
• ... ...history and making sure that that's considered in the process of evaluating whether candidates
• working parents who, Across California, there are families, students, seniors, and working parents who qualify

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• of choice. in one Latino district where Latinos are able to elect their candidate of choice directly
• The Voting Rights Act requires equal opportunity to elect candidates of our choice, yet Texas...
• under what they say it qualifies as.
• We deserve elections where candidates have to earn our vote, not inherit it.
• Witness: With how to dilute that voice and strength to elect a candidate of their choice.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• There's one that's already qualified with signatures.
• And with me today is Isita Rajpara, a Ph.D. candidate at USC, studying racial health disparities in colorectal
• I'm a Ph.D. candidate in cancer biology and genomics at Keck School of Medicine at USC. public health
• seconded by Patel and you'll each have two minutes hi everyone my name is Citha Rosh Paran I'm a PhD candidate
• in cancer biology and genomics at Keck School of Medicine at USC I'm a Ph.D. candidate in cancer biology

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• that instead of being rushed by a timeline for a two- or three-hour Zoom meeting, we can have very candid
• Our Zoom meeting, we can have very candid conversations about what are the prices, what are the priorities
• And to be eligible for such a discount, the household would need to qualify within 200% of the federal
• And to be eligible for such a discount, the household would need to qualify within 200% of the federal
• Bus rapid transit is an alternative that also qualifies for funding.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Interstate 5 Bridge met remotely with Washington legislative members to receive updates on the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, including environmental review, cost and funding, tolling, and procurement for construction. Program staff said the final supplemental environmental impact statement was published in April 2026, with a federal record of decision expected in early summer. They described the recommended design as a single-level fixed-span bridge, centered I-5 alignment, C Street ramps, one auxiliary lane in each direction, and dispersed park-and-ride parking. Members raised concerns about transparency, the closed chat function, and the decision not to include two auxiliary lanes; staff said the one-lane option was recommended through consultation with partner agencies and analysis, but the final decision would come with the record of decision. Staff also said the diversion analysis projected less than 3% traffic diversion to I-205 in 2045, though members from Oregon and Washington expressed concern about impacts to their communities and asked for more detail on mitigation and decision-making. The committee also reviewed a major cost update. Staff said the full five-mile program is now estimated at $13.5 billion to $15.2 billion, with a likely cost of $14.4 billion, up from a 2022 estimate of $5 billion to $7.5 billion, citing inflation, schedule delays, scope changes, and more detailed risk modeling. They said the first funded phase has been reduced to a $5.68 billion package focused on the Columbia River bridge replacement, connections to I-5, Hayden Island and SR-14, bridge demolition, tolling infrastructure, and advancing light rail design. Funding for that phase was described as $5.69 billion, including $2.1 billion federal funds, $1 billion from each state, and $1.5 billion in projected toll revenue. Members asked what would happen if costs rise further; staff said the estimate includes substantial contingency, the project will use progressive design-build to manage risk, and the team will continue updating the finance plan annually. A separate tolling and traffic-revenue presentation explained that four toll scenarios were analyzed using regional travel demand modeling, a toll diversion model, and a post-processing review. All scenarios assume pre-completion tolling beginning July 1, 2028, a 50% low-income discount for eligible users, and exemptions for tribal preemptions, emergency vehicles, maintenance vehicles, and organized militia. Staff said the low-income discount would affect about 4% to 6% of annual transactions and reduce annual revenues by roughly 2% to 3%. They said Scenario 2 was used for the financial analysis and is sufficient to support the $1.5 billion toll contribution in the funded phase. Members asked about toll collection costs, revenue impacts of the discount, and how the scenarios differed; staff said collection costs are expected to be in line with other WSDOT toll facilities, but exact costs are not yet set because toll rates are not final. Finally, WSDOT staff outlined procurement and delivery steps for construction. They said WSDOT will be the lead contracting agency, using progressive design-build, with a request for qualifications targeted for early July 2026, a request for proposals in October, contractor selection in April 2027, construction starting in 2028, and tolling beginning in 2028. Staff said the approach is intended to consolidate scope, reduce interface risk, and allow transparent negotiation with an independent cost estimator, while preserving an off-ramp if a fair price cannot be reached. Members asked for more detail on timing, cost allocation, and the share of the first phase funded by tolls; staff estimated tolls account for about 26% of the first phase cost.

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• Assembly Bill 2206 addresses the shortage of qualified career technical education, or CTE, teachers.
• Assembly Bill 2436 removes the requirement of providing in-state tuition for qualifying Team USA student
• Speaker, members, the Assembly Bill 2436 removes the sense of providing in-state tuition for qualifying
• AB 2567 ensures families who appear to qualify for benefits can receive timely support to stabilize their
• It ensures that candidates and treasurers are equipped to comply with the state's campaign requirements

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Uh these are federally qualified<03:46:44.960> health<03:46:45.199> centers.
• Um and their qualified health centers.
• That patient loses access to full and candid information.
• And that to full and candid information.
• And, as I said, I don't feel qualified to answer the questions regarding this.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The next one is is a qualified organization selections.
• We have to notify clients of the qualified organizations in the region.
• So not only a qualified organization, but the way that the wave service coordinators.
• This right here is this is an example of the list of kilos of qualified organizations within a reas within
• So I appreciate you elaborating and very candid about the waitlist and some of those challenges.

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• each candidate, including write-in candidates<00:08:24.720> for<00:08:24.960> an<00:08
• candidate A, seven votes for candidate candidate A, seven votes for candidate B,<00:08:59.040>
• one candidate.
• against or there's only one candidate. against or there's only one candidate.
• candidates may be present for the test. candidates may be present for the test.

Bills: SF0028, SF0030, SF0031, SF0032

Keywords: voting, elections, electronic voting systems, transparency, public testing, voter registration, qualified elector, residency requirements, voting rights, mortgage modification, priority, electronic signatures, real property, financial covenants, 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety

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• The available asset-to-debt ratio to qualify for financing.
• candidates.
• <02:04:17.040> It<02:04:17.199> may to recruit qualified candidates.
• It may to recruit qualified candidates. It may prolong<02:04:17.760> vacancies.
• , um, especially good candidates who want to seek public office.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• required to notify personal representatives from certified mail, return receipt requested, to a qualified
• required to notify personal representatives from certified mail, return receipt requested, to a qualified
• The bill allows the court to remove a personal representative on its own motion by qualified delivery
• In fact, you may recall the lawyer from Texas Candidate presented this, said, 'I make a lot of money

Bills: SB302, SB1335, SB1734, SB1760, SB1975, SB2127

Keywords: probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud

Summary: The committee heard several probate, family law, judicial, property, and contract-related bills. Senate Bill 1335, relating to decedents’ estates, would remove outdated references to a clerk’s certificate, allow courts to remove personal representatives on their own motion with notice by qualified delivery method, and add independent administrators to provisions that referenced only independent executors; an estate-planning attorney testified in support, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1760, concerning guardianship transfer fees and procedures, was described as setting a $45 filing fee for transferred guardianship cases and clarifying completion and dismissal procedures; it received no testimony and was left pending. Senate Bill 2127 would shorten the eligibility period for retired judges to serve as visiting judges from eight years to six, restrict practice in their assigned region for two years, and require conflict-related certification; it also was left pending without testimony. Senate Bill 302 would shift the cost of a traveling probate judge to the requesting estate or parties rather than the county; one witness registered in favor, no one testified, and the bill was left pending. The committee then considered a committee substitute for Senate Bill 252, which would clarify the parental presumption in conservatorship cases, require non-parents seeking relief against a parent to file an affidavit showing significant impairment to the child if relief is denied, require courts to state specific findings when overcoming the presumption, confirm the clear-and-convincing standard, and clarify that agreed prior orders do not defeat the presumption. The substitute was explained as consensus language from a work group, public testimony was reopened, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1734, on deed fraud, would create a streamlined ex parte process for property owners to have fraudulent deeds declared void, modeled on the fraudulent lien statute; county clerk and title association representatives testified that it would provide a low-cost self-help remedy for a growing problem, and the bill was left pending subject to the chair. Senate Bill 1975 would prevent Texas contractors from being forced to litigate disputes in foreign jurisdictions and require disputes to be handled in the county where the project is located; it was presented as a repeat of a previously vetoed bill and was left pending. Finally, the committee took up a substitute for Senate Bill 1940, concerning transfer-on-death style beneficiary designations for manufactured homes. The substitute would allow one or more beneficiaries instead of only one, transfer the interest to surviving designated beneficiaries who survive by 120 hours, extend the application period for transfer to 365 days, void the designation if not timely filed, and require mailing by certified or registered mail with return receipt requested. The substitute was adopted without objection. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.